Concord Stifled by Charleston

ATHENS, W.Va- The Concord University women's basketball team fell 54-36 to Charleston on Senior Night at the Carter Center on the penultimate day of the Mountain East Conference regular season.

Concord drops to 7-20 overall (5-16 MEC), while Charleston improves to 10-17 overall with a 9-12 mark in conference games. 

An 8-0 start by the Golden Eagles put Concord in a hole early before a jump shot by senior guard Olivia Morgan stopped the run and gave Concord its first points of the game at the 5:07 mark in the first half. 

The Richmond, Virginia native pulled Concord within four after making two free throws to cut the Charleston lead to 8-4 with 4:34 left in the first quarter. A free throw by junior guard Lindsey Overbey and a jump shot from junior guard Danielle Catron helped CU to cut the Charleston lead to three, 10-7, to end the first period. 

An old school three-point play from sophomore guard Emily Boothe to open the second quarter helped Concord to tie the game at 10-10 with 9:43 left to play in the first half.

However, the Golden Eagles kept CU from taking the lead, keeping Concord within two for the remainder of the first half before taking a 25-19 lead at the break. 

Morgan posted eight points through first two quarters.

Charleston extended its lead to double digits in the third quarter, 34-24, with 5:26 to go in the third quarter. 

Another layup by Morgan trimmed the Golden Eagle lead to eight with 3:37 to go in the third, 34-26.    

The Golden Eagles held on for the remainder of the game, not letting CU get any closer than 10 en route to a 54-36 victory.

Morgan tied her career-high in points with 13, while Catron added 10 points off of the bench. Junior forward Heather Chapman grabbed seven rebounds. Morgan also tallied three rebounds and five steals.

The game marked the final appearance at the Carter Center for senior guards Morgan, Alexis Lowery, Loni Webb, and Anne Golinsky. 

Concord concludes its season on Saturday at UVa.-Wise.